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Russ Andersson is co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of RapidFort, a company focused on reducing AI software vulnerability exploitation risk. A serial entrepreneur, he provides commercialization support to early-stage companies, including funding and sales development. His earlier work involved derivative products such as binary options, event derivatives, catastrophic insurance derivatives, and real estate derivatives, where he developed pricing algorithms based on collective intelligence probability prediction and contributed to the mathematical foundations of prediction markets.
COO, Co-founder at RapidFort
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Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Bloomberg BetaSan Francisco · $25K – $1M checks · since 2022Blue Cloud VenturesNew York · $5M – $30M checks · since 2022Boulder VenturesBoulder · $1M – $4M checks · since 2022Brave CapitalSan Rafael · since 2026Cheyenne VenturesWoodside · since 2022Delta-v CapitalDenver · $2M – $10M checks · since 2022Evolution VenturesSan Francisco · since 2022Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2022Florida FundersTampa · $50K checks · since 2022ForgePoint CapitalSan Mateo · $5M – $50M checks · since 2022GaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checks · since 2026Mana VenturesEstero · since 2026Rembrandt Venture PartnersLaramie · since 2022U.S. Air Forcesince 2021
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Co-founders at RapidFort
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Mehran FarimaniCEO & Founder
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Rajeev ThakurCTO & Founder
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George ManuelianCRO, Co-founder
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Rajeev TFounder
Experience
- RAPIDFORTChief Operating Officercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- RAPIDFORTChief Commercial Officer2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Self-employedSelf Employed: Various Advisory and Board Roles2010 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- HintMD Acquired by Revance (ticker: RVNC)Seed Investor/Director of Finance/Consultant2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- zyBooks Acquired by Wiley Publishing (Ticker: JW.A)Seed Investor/VP of Finance and Operations/Consultant2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Atlas Lift Tech, LLCSeed Investor/VP of Finance/Consultant2011 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Nadex acquired by IG Group (ticker: IGG)Co-Founder-COO2002 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area
- Eden Ventures acquired by PE firm VerdaneSeed Investor Co-Founder COO2000 — 2002Bath, England, United Kingdom
- Trinity Asset Management acquired by Millennium GlobalPortfolio Manager1997 — 2000London Area, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Trading Systems5Strategic Planning2Management5Strategy3Cloud Security6Vulnerability Scanning4Organizational Development4Investments35Capital Markets14Product Development2Venture Capital26Finance8
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Russ Andersson?
- Russ Andersson is co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of RapidFort, a company focused on reducing AI software vulnerability exploitation risk. A serial entrepreneur, he provides commercialization support to early-stage companies, including funding and sales development. His earlier work involved derivative products such as binary options, event derivatives, catastrophic insurance derivatives, and real estate derivatives, where he developed pricing algorithms based on collective intelligence probability prediction and contributed to the mathematical foundations of prediction markets.
- Where does Russ Andersson work?
- Russ Andersson is COO, Co-founder of RapidFort.
- What companies did Russ Andersson found?
- Russ Andersson founded RapidFort.
- Where did Russ Andersson go to school?
- Russ Andersson studied at Martizburg College (Prefect. Scott Award for Achievement in Athletics and Academics. Red. Black & White.).
Shared employers
Also worked at RAPIDFORT8
George ManuelianAdvisory Board Member at Rembrandt Venture PartnersSteve BarshInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalShawn KungInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalPeter RoshkoGeneral Partner at Boulder VenturesErnie BioManaging Director at ForgePoint CapitalAndy ChouInvestor at 11.2 Capital
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